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Friday, September 9, 2011

Key For Cash

Key For Cash is a data entry job.

You can work at home. Here is the link for the site-> Key For Cash.

I heard that this is a very popular job opportunity, so there are a lot of people on the waiting list. But, it's free to join, so I went ahead and registered.

After the registration, you need to take a typing test. Whoever has higher accuracy and speed in typing skills gets a better and faster chance to start working, so it's kind of important.

You can retake it as many times as you want, so you don't have to get stressed out.

After I took the test, I completely forgot about Key For Cash, but about six months later, I got an invitation email from Key For Cash.

Some people get an invitation sooner, and some people get one later. It depends on the skill of the applicants and the demand of work.

So, I started to work for them. The pay varies, but about $.30 per 1000 characters.
There are some instructions that you need to follow, but it's really a simple data entry job.

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Online Survey: SurveySavvy.com

Here is another online Survey: SurveySavvy.com.

It's free to join.

After you join, they will send you invite emails whenever they have surveys for you.
In order to increase survey opportunities, they recommend that you complete "My Portrait". You don't get paid completing these questions, and it's kind of a lot of questions. But, we can answer these questions whenever we want. It's not mandatory.

In the invite email, they show you how much you will earn clearly, which I like about this site. Sometimes, I get confused how much points are worth how much money!!

There are many fun surveys, too. For example; sometimes, you are taking a survey to enter into a sweepstakes for big money!

Online surveys are a lot fun, and we can make money while we give our opinions.
Of course, you don't have to take them all just because they ask you to. We can choose the surveys we want to take.

These online surveys won't make you enough money to support a family, but if you start taking surveys from many websites, it will make you some good extra money.

Enjoy!

Monday, March 28, 2011

I've been working for New England Crafters & Magical Gift Company for a little over 3 years now...

I've been working for New England Crafters for a little over 3 years now...

I posted about NEC before (click here & here to see older posts), but I thought that I needed an update for them.

Here goes:

I will not say it's the perfect job opportunity for everyone since I can't make much money from it. But, I do get paid and I'm still happy working with them!

The positives are:
1. I can work from home.
2. I can get help from NEC by phone or email.
3. The job is year round.

The negative sides are:
1. The shipments are slow.
2. I have to buy a couple of things to complete projects. Ex) Glue gun, glue sticks, spackle, etc.
3. I can't choose the amount of products to complete.

These are my top 3s.

I really like how NEC treats each crafter's concerns.
One time, I was a little bit anxious and upset about the amount I received.
After 2 years of work, I was still receiving 100 wool sheep projects, but I was making them perfectly and on time, which NEC complimented on.

It was hard to complete projects by the due date, but I stayed awake late and made them so that the amount would be increased.
I wanted to make it up to their maximum amount as soon as I could!! But, it never happened.

So, I first called them about that, but the person I spoke to didn't have the authority to change the amount, and the owner wasn't in town at the time. But, the person was going to call the owner, ask her, and get back to me.

It didn't go well. It just went back and forth couple of times, and I decided to send an email to the owner, so I wouldn't have to bother NEC workers. And hopefully, the owner would give me time whenever she had a spare moment. (I know that the owner is extremely busy.)

About 5 days later, the owner responded to my email with a complete explanation which she said that it's the demand of the projects which determines how many I can produce.
Also, she offered me a full refund if I was still unhappy with them.

Of course, I was happy with them and still work for them.
Like in my case, sometimes it is hard to reach the right person. But, I eventually got my answer.

Some people might get upset that it's not fast enough to get a response. I think it's good considering NEC receives phone calls and emails from customers & crafters all over the US.

I was approved on 6 projects, and I'm working on 1 project to be approved, but I don't make 3 of them anymore due to the demand of the projects. NEC sent me replacement projects.
But, of course, I have to go through the inspection before I can start working on them. The kit is free (replacement projects), but it's a bit sad. (I worked hard to be approved on them!!!) Well, the projects never bore me, though!

NEC always tries to keep everything clear which is why they strongly recommend reading their policy before people start working on their projects.

I never felt that I was ripped off at all.

The beggining is definitely the most difficult part. I practiced a lot of times. Now, I can make them fine!

I hope that their forum will be back soon. I didn't really use it, but I think it's good opportunity to get help and talk to other crafters.

I hope this article helps some of the people who are considering working for NEC!

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Online Survey: Opinion Outpost

This is an online survey.

I joined Opinion Outpost about 3 months ago, and I love it!!

There is no fee to start. All you have to do is provide your opinion.

Here is the link to the site: Opinion Outpost

Whenever they have a survey for which you are qualified, they will send you an invite email. I receive about 3 invite emails per day.

Each survey takes from 15mins to 40mins. Depending on the survey, the points vary. But I receive about 10 points to 40 points each. 10 points are worth $1. After you reach 50 points ($5), you can redeem them in the form of a check.

As they mention on their website, it takes 4 to 8 weeks to receive your check by mail.

Also, if Opinion Outpost feels that you’re not qualified or for any reason they don’t want to pay you, they will let you know immediately so you don’t waste your time.

In order to get more surveys, it is important to complete member profiles. This was the one that took me a long time, and this does not count towards points. After I completed the profile, I started to receive more surveys, so it’s definitely worth doing it.

Some of the surveys are a bit boring, but a lot of them are fun!
I hope that you’ll enjoy them!
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